Intel Celeron G4920 vs Intel Core i9-9900K

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Intel Celeron G4920 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-9900K
Intel Celeron G4920 Intel Core i9-9900K

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron G4920 and the Intel Core i9-9900K and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Celeron G4920 2 core processor released in Q2/2018 with the Intel Core i9-9900K which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2018.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
Intel Celeron G4000 (3) CPU group Intel Core i 9000 (34)
8 Generation 9
Coffee Lake S Architecture Coffee Lake S Refresh
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Celeron G3920 Predecessor --
Intel Celeron G5920 Successor Intel Core i9-10900K

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron G4920 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i9-9900K clocks with 3.60 GHz (5.00 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.

Intel Celeron G4920 Characteristic Intel Core i9-9900K
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.20 GHz Frequency 3.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.70 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Celeron G4920 Characteristic Intel Core i9-9900K
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 610 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 9.5
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
12 Compute units 24
96 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics 610 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Celeron G4920, while the Intel Core i9-9900K supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s enabled.

Intel Celeron G4920 Characteristic Intel Core i9-9900K
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2666
64 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Celeron G4920 has a TDP of 54 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i9-9900K is 95 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Celeron G4920 Characteristic Intel Core i9-9900K
54 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 95 W
-- TDP (PL2) 119 W @ 28 s
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron G4920 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i9-9900K is at 16.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Celeron G4920 Characteristic Intel Core i9-9900K
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1151 Socket LGA 1151-2
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2018 Release date Q4/2018
-- Release price 650 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron G4920 Intel Celeron G4920
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
822 (61%)
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1342 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron G4920 Intel Celeron G4920
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
1588 (18%)
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
8779 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Celeron G4920 Intel Celeron G4920
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
691 (42%)
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1650 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Celeron G4920 Intel Celeron G4920
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
1163 (14%)
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
8182 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Celeron G4920 Intel Celeron G4920
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz
202 (44%)
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Celeron G4920 Intel Celeron G4920
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
2442 (13%)
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
18702 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron G4920 Intel Celeron G4920
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
136 (62%)
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
219 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron G4920 Intel Celeron G4920
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
243 (11%)
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
2245 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Celeron G4920 Intel Celeron G4920
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
77 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Celeron G4920 Intel Celeron G4920
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
640 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron G4920 Intel Celeron G4920
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1294 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron G4920 Intel Celeron G4920
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
12812 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron G4920 Intel Celeron G4920
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
518 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron G4920 Intel Celeron G4920
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
4995 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Celeron G4920 Intel Celeron G4920
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
171 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Celeron G4920 Intel Celeron G4920
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
163.8 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Celeron G4920 Intel Celeron G4920
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
545 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Celeron G4920 Intel Celeron G4920
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
5502 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron G4920 Intel Core i9-9900K
Unknown Memory PC Intel i9-9900K
Multimedia Office PC Intel Core i9 9900K
Corsair ONE i160 Kompakter Gaming-PC Intel Core i9-9900K

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